Axoniderma australis
Species of sponge
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Axoniderma australis is a species of demosponge in the family Cladorhizidae.[1] It is known from type specimens found off the coasts of Tasmania and New South Wales.[2]
| Axoniderma australis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Cladorhizidae |
| Genus: | Axoniderma |
| Species: | A. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Axoniderma australis (Ekins, Erpenbeck & Hooper, 2020) | |
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Etymology
The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn), "wheel", and δέρμα (dérma), "skin".[3] The specific epithet comes from the Latin australis, meaning "southern", in reference to the species' southern distribution.[2]
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